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Gender and Cities

The World Bank Group takes as its starting point that no country, community, or economy can achieve its potential or meet the challenges of the 21st century without the full and equal participation of women and men, girls and boys.
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Gender and Cities Knowledge Resources
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Inclusion Matters in Africa

  • Country/ City
    AFR
  • Topic
    Gender, Economic and Social Development, Policy and Governance
  • Published On
    December 14, 2020
  • Author(s)
    Maitreyi Bordia Das , Sabina Anne Espinoza
  • Abstract

    • Inclusion Matters in Africa

    Africa today is under a global spotlight for its many achievements and its dynamism, but also for its substantial challenges. Poverty has declined; human development outcomes have improved; and dynamic social movements are helping to transform communities and bringing attention to stigmatized issues and peoples. Technological innovation has spread to many remote areas. New policies and programs across the continent have highlighted the importance of social inclusion.

Handbook for Gender-Inclusive Urban Planning and Design

  • Country/ City
    World
  • Topic
    Urban Planning, Urbanscaping, Landscaping, Gender
  • Published On
    December 02, 2020
  • Author(s)
    Horacio Terraza, Maria Beatriz Orlando, Carina Lakovits, Vanessa Lopes Janik, Anna Kalashyan
  • Abstract

    • Handbook for Gender-Inclusive Urban Planning and Design

    Urban planning and design quite literally shape the environment around us — and that environment, in turn, shapes how we live, work, play, move, and rest.

Gender Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic (English)

  • Country/ City
    World
  • Topic
    COVID-19, Gender
  • Published On
    April 16, 2020
  • Author(s)
    The World Bank
  • Abstract

    • Gender Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic (English)

    Experiences from previous pandemics and large-scale shocks show that these crises often affect men and women differently. Specifically, the effectiveness of policy actions and the prevention of costly reversals in the progress achieved towards greater gender equality will crucially depend on how gender considerations are reflected in the examination of potential impacts of and responses to COVID-19.

Her Home - Housing Finance for Women

  • Country/ City
    World
  • Topic
    Gender, Housing, Financing, Municipal Finance
  • Published On
    November 14, 2019
  • Author(s)
    IFC
  • Abstract

    • Her Home - Housing Finance for Women

    IFC conducted a market study of housing finance for women in three countries where cultural, institutional, and policy barriers to women’s access to housing finance have been identified, as have opportunities for financial institutions to tap this potential market. The three countries are Colombia (GDP per capita $14,999), India (GDP per capita $7,761), and Kenya (GDP per capita $3,461).

Violence Against Women and Girls: Land Sector Brief

  • Country/ City
    World
  • Topic
    Safety, Gender, Policy and Governance
  • Published On
    July 08, 2019
  • Author(s)
    Ursula Casabonne, Diana Arango, Victoria Stanley
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  • Abstract

    • Violence Against Women and Girls: Land Sector Brief

    The purpose of this Brief is to highlight entry points that offer actionable guidance to development practitioners on how to integrate prevention of and response to violence against women and girls (VAWG) into land programming.
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